Sources before claims
Career dossiers link to the club, league, federation, or competition source supporting their premise. The features briefing links to SI’s official Football Manager announcements. A source-review date means we checked that material; it does not mean we played or tested a pre-release game.
Advice is labelled as advice
Difficulty levels, house rules, milestones, and suggested tactics are Touchline’s editorial choices. They are not official club objectives, verified bookmaker rankings, or guaranteed outcomes. Announced features are distinguished from our interpretation of how they might affect a save.
Game data needs a repeatable test
Before a player or budget guide is published, it needs a recorded game edition, build, database, date, loaded leagues, currency, and observation context. Asking prices and contract demands are observations from a particular negotiation, not universal prices.
Budget guides distinguish transfer allowance, total annual wage budget, committed annual wages, and available annual wage headroom. Unknown values stay unknown; negative headroom stays negative. Drafts do not appear in our sitemap and cannot be opened on the public site.
Dates and corrections
Published articles show an update date. When a factual premise changes, the affected text and its source should be reviewed together. A game patch does not automatically verify or republish a guide. Historical context should retain its date rather than be presented as a live score or current table.
Advertising
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